Britons are amongst23 Hantavirus cruise passengers'wandering around' after being exposed to a deadly 'rat disease' following the cruise company's decision to allow some travellers to disembark the vessel.
This followsan outbreak of hantavirusaboard theMV Hondius ship.
At least 23 passengers have already departed the boat and returned home, with reports suggesting one has already fallen ill.
Amongst those who have returned are two Britons.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed that two individuals who had been aboard the cruise have returned to Britain and are self-isolating after not displaying any symptoms.
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One passenger said: "There are 23 people wandering around there, and until three days ago, no one had contacted them,"
The passenger told Spanish newspaper El Pais: "The Australian went back to Australia, the one from Taiwan to Taiwan, the Americans to all corners of North America. The Englishman to England, the Dutch to their homes... I don't remember the rest."
Authorities said that one of those passengers, a Swiss man who returned home with his wife, tested positive for hantavirus on Wednesday.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
